tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546391.post2659162571491360219..comments2024-02-02T13:41:59.273+08:00Comments on KUDA RANGGI: Pak Lah' Asian connectionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03308929179450322915noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546391.post-43685666079626199492007-09-30T21:46:00.000+08:002007-09-30T21:46:00.000+08:00It's an open secret to those in Penang that Pak La...It's an open secret to those in Penang that Pak Lah is a descendant of Hassan Kwantung and Brunei Malays. Most of their relatives are based in Pulau Pangkor besides Bayan Lepas and Balik Pulau.<BR/>FYI, a group of people is working very hard to be recognised by the Government of Brunei as descendant of Pengiran Shahbandar Haji Muhammad Salleh that ran to Penang in 1873 due to struggle of succession in Brunei. <BR/>"Historical reality is often too bitter to swallow or too hot to stand. History is a large mirror that reflects the facts of the past,and all that has been etched into the glass of historythat can never be erased.<BR/>If you don't like a particular historical fact, you may try to cover it up or forget it but you can never remove it.<BR/>An historical fact can be interpreted in a variety of ways, but regardless of the interpretation, the fact will never change." (The Jakarta Post, July 2005)Rakis Kelanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104315198393015409noreply@blogger.com